Here's another chapter. Hope it's ok. Thanks again everyone for all the nice reviews. :)

Disclaimer ~ Still don't own Castle!


Beckett had fallen asleep half way through the movie, when the house phone started ringing. And Castle couldn't reach it, because it was laying on the kitchen island. "Kate honey, wake up, I have to get the phone."

"Hmm what Castle?" She sleepily replied.

He kissed her on the head. "The phones ringing, I have to get up."

"Oh sorry, Castle." She says as she sits up and yawns.

"No need to apologize." Castle gets up off the sofa, leans over quickly, kisses Beckett, then runs to get the phone. He grabs the phone... "Hello!" He says breathless from running.

"It's about time, writer boy."

"Sorry Lanie. Left the phone in the kitchen."

"No problem Castle, is Kate ok? She's not answering her cell phone."

"She's fine. Here's Beckett." He says as he hands the phone to Kate. Smiling at her as she gives him a look. As he mouths "Sorry." And Beckett just rolls her eyes at him. "Hey Lanie, what's up?"

"Girl, you didn't come in to work today, and Javi said you called in, and you're taking a week off. Are you ok? I've been calling all day."

"I'm fine Lanie. I just decided to take a few days off, and Gates ok'd the time off. And I turned my phone off, and forgot to turn it back on. But I'm really ok, just sore and a little bruised. But other than that I'm fine." Beckett just looked at Castle and shrugged her shoulders. Because she doesn't know how long she can keep Lanie from figuring out she's pregnant.

"Ok Kate, but if you need anything, you call me, ok? And tell writer boy to take real good care of you."

"Ok Lanie, I'll call if I need anything. But really I'm fine, and Castle's taking really good care of me. I have to go. I'll talk to you later ok?"

"Ok girl, bye."

"Bye Lanie." Beckett leans back against the sofa and stretches. And winces, because she's sore, and Castle notices.

Castle hurries back over and sits down next to Beckett, and puts the a bottle of water on the coffee table that he was bringing to Beckett. "Are you ok, is it the baby? Are you cramping again?"

"No, no the baby's fine, really Castle, no more cramping since last night. I'm fine, relax, ok? As she leans over and kisses Castle, then leans her forehead against his, and smiles. "Don't worry, ok? I would tell you if it was the baby."

"I can't help but worry, Kate. I almost lost you yesterday." As Castle pulls her in for a hug.

"I'm right here Castle. And I'm not going anywhere. And the baby's fine, and I'm ok too."

They didn't hear Alexis coming down the stairs till she said... "What baby?" With a confused look on her face.

Castle and Beckett just looked at each other, and Kate shook her head yes at Castle and smiled. Letting him know that it was ok with her, if he tells Alexis about the baby. "Pumpkin, could you come here and sit down, we have something to tell you."

"Sure dad, is everything ok?" She says as she sits down next to Castle.

"Yes honey, everything's fine. I didn't tell you earlier, because I wanted Kate and I to tell you together. Last night, well actually really early this morning, Kate started cramping really bad. So I took her to the emergency room, just to make sure she didn't have any internal injuries or something like that. And we found out some news."

"What dad? Kate, are you ok?"

"I'm fine Alexis, really. What your dad is trying to say is, we found out that I'm pregnant. I hope you're ok with this. It wasn't planned, but we're happy about it. Although still a little shocked. We wanted you to be the first one we told about the baby. We haven't told anyone else yet." Alexis just sits there looking back and forth from Rick to Kate. With a stunned look on her face, opening and closing her mouth. And it's really starting to scare Kate. I mean, what if she doesn't want a baby brother or sister.

"Alexis honey say something. You know you'll always be my baby girl. Nothing will ever change that. We're just adding to our family." Castle says, as he pulls Alexis in for a hug.

Alexis pulls back and looks at her dad, and then smiles. "Oh my God, your having a baby?! I know dad, really I'm happy. I'm just shocked is all. I always wanted a brother or sister. Oh wow, I'm going to be a big sister." And then she hugs her dad again, and then jumps up and bends down and hugs Kate. "Kate, I'm really ok about the baby. I'm happy for you both. You're ok though and the baby, with everything that happened yesterday?"

"Yeah I'm fine, and the baby is too. The cramps have stopped, and there hasn't been any bleeding. The doctor just said that I need to take it easy for a few days. And I had a sonogram, and everything looked ok. We have pictures. Wanna see them?"

"Yes, I would love to see them."

"I'll go get them." Castle says as he jumps up to go get the pictures.

Alexis laughs, "He's really excited."

Kate laughs too. "Yes, he is. He won't let me do anything."

Castle comes running back into the living room, almost sliding to a stop. And hands the pictures to Alexis. And proudly points to a spot on the picture. "There's the baby, it's about the size of a peanut."

"Oh, that is adorable. How far along are you?"

Beckett smiles at Alexis. "About 6 to 8 weeks pregnant."

Castle's just sitting there smiling. He's just so happy Alexis and Beckett are getting along so well. "Anyone want ice cream?" Beckett and Alexis both say that they want ice cream. So Castle gets up to go get it, while the girls are talking.


Later after they've had their ice cream and finished watching the movie. Castle and Beckett are lying in bed, snuggled up to each other. Beckett with her head laying on Castle's shoulder. "Alexis took the news about the baby a lot better than I thought she would, Castle. I'm really glad."

Castle kisses Beckett on the head. "I'm glad too. I love you, Kate."

"I love you too, Rick." Beckett looks up at Castle and kisses him. "Goodnight Castle."

"Goodnight Beckett."


The end for now! ~ K